Subject | Re: The British Secret Service...[was Re: Republicanism still an offence in Eng |
From | David Flood |
Date | 2002-04-21 22:47 (2002-04-21 21:47) |
Message-ID | <a9vgi9$6hkjj$3@ID-121201.news.dfncis.de> |
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Newsgroups | alt.fan.tolkien |
Follows | paulh |
paulhmuch
On Sat, 20 Apr 2002 13:33:33 +0100, "David Flood" <NOSPAMmaoltuile@utvinternet.ie>wrote:David Flood
the PSNI (the new squeaky-clean RUC, mar dhe?) has yet to issue so
partsas amugshot to the public, preferring instead to have the usual 'anonymous sources' mutter dark rumours about an imaginary crack Provo gang.
Instead, it appears to have seized the excuse to turn Nationalist
intelligenceofol'Northern Ireland upside down, perhaps in a nostalgic mood for the goodDavid Flooddays...Russ
Can you imagine if the IRA were actually *that* good?
There would have been a united Ireland 20 years ago.
This tale of "the IRA did it" requires such a massive suspension of disbelief that I'd be surprised if any person with a modicum of
oneand an open mind (obviously, Davy Trimble excludes himself on at least
(thecount) could take it seriously.paulh
Ya know...when I heard about I just accepted it was who they said it was
IRA). But it did strike me as curious.. it was too ..I dunno.. esoteric,too
easy, too wild and crazy...its not like I'd ever head of them doing thisbefore,
and the timing seemed wrong too. 10 years ago mebbe, now.. no, kindapointless.
So I was inteested to hear this alternative view, one I had neverconsidered,
cos it sounds more right.. not that I can really statewhy..It was simply too slick, brazen and well-informed to be a gang of Provos - on the other hand, it sounds quite like the modus operandi of a team of 'professionals', right down to their checking the pulse of the tied-up officer (before they left) to make sure he was all right!